The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27
GREENVOOD'S GREAT DAY..
A CALM AND DIGNIFIED REPORT OF THE
WHOLE BUSINESS.
The TOnrnament-..The Base Ball..
The Barbecue ..-The Dance -. Edi-
tors PreSent-.-A Word aS 10 Per-
iuraJ LurOrS-..RniIrOad Directors.

The TOHrnament...The Base Ball.
The Barbecue ..-The Dance -. E,li
: tory PreSent-.-A Word as 10 Per
jurad LurOrs...RniIrOad Directors
GREENWOOD, s G. July 9j, 1851.
The tournament and other aniIisemrntS o
last Wednesday hay" occupied so much space
i'm the State press that To the writer is left per
force to clrin where others have reaped. bui
knowing that all the readers Of the Press ana
Banner are not readers OF the daily papers VIC
will give a brief report Of the doings of that
day.
For two or three weeks previous to the 10th
no rain had fallen here, and the intensely hoi
weather had so thoroughly dried our streets
of sitting dust; this. with the many deaths
from The heat In the cities, caused grave mp
prchcnSon, and the Goth was looked forward
to with some uncasiness, hnt before the close
of the day all cause for such forcbohing was
removed by heavy fall of rain which was
not only welcomed by the people OF the town
hut by the farmers OF this section whose crops
were being seriously damaged by the droutli
and intense heat. BY the rain which put ev'
erybody in II good humor, causing them to
feel more like spending day with friends In
fcstlvity, the success Of the following day was
assured. On Wednesday morning at an early
hour the streets presented lively appearance
and by nine o'clock persons from oil quarters
were pouring in-Snme having driven MS fnr
rs twenty-five miles. Four excursion trains
brought an immense number OF visitors from
Spartunburg, Columbia, Augusta and Green
vile. Each train consisted of five or SIX cars,
every one of which was filled to It's utmost
capacity. The train from Greenville heing
overloaded was the last to arrive. After the
arrival of these it is estimated that five thou.
sand persons were on the streets.
| The visitors were received by lntenuant Z.
4. G. Waller in n brief address of welcome
In this he said that 1t was the desire of the
people of Greenwood to make the stay of her
be remembered wi th pleasure.
| At eleven o'clock, after the interest OF the
crowd had been excited for some time by the
splendid horsemanship of chlvalrous knights
clad In costumes Of the style of the season OF
1900, the course was cleared and Capt. Jno. w:
Clark and Mr.. Geo. T. Bryan. of Augusta, and
selected for judges announced that the grand
tournament would Immediately begin Twen-
ty-seven young men had entered for the con-
test. The first prize OF forty dollars was won
by Mr.. ]. p. Gaines, Of Gaines, who took three
rings at each of the three rides. The, SECOND
prize of fifteen dollars was won by Mr.. L. Il
Tucker, of Anderson. The third prize OF flVc
dollars was won by Mr: j; H. SGurry, 1i N;e1; NeT
els, of Easley. The best time was made by
Mr.. j. G. Nickels and Mr.. John A. Bardsdale
of Greenwood.
After the contest, at the request OF the sue
cessful knights, q short address was made by
Hon. Jas. S. Cothran from the piazza OF Ri
ley's Hotel. His remarks were pleasing ana
appropriate. At the close Of these the crown n
for first honors was presented To Mr. j.. i.
. Gaines who placed 1t upon the beautiful clas-
sic head of Miss Lou Brazeale, of Greenvil!e
Mr.. L. II. Tucker, winner of the second prize
frst Maid of Honor. Mr.. A. r. Newell by
marry ling q few years ago forfeited the bestOw
nj of honor and the third honor passed to Mr.
J. w. Nickels, who crowned Miss May Teagme
OF Laurens. as second Maid of Honor. Tho
crowning OF the fair ones attracted the entir(
crowd who cheered the winners and their bes'
girls right heartily.
After the ceremonies the assembled multi
tude ut once bethought themselves ano
sought to comply with the demands of the
sinner man." and for two hours or more the
deliciously cooked meats and =, yeget4n,n,Les I,ss
and others received impartial attention.
The part of the programme in which proba
bly, the greatest interest centred was the BASE
Greenville team. Long before the hour ap
pointed for the game to commence the crowd
began vending their way to the grounds o
the Male Academy; where the contest was sodf tf
moro than two thousand people had entered
the enclosure. The game was commenced a.
four o'clock and occupied more than twt
hours The contest was very close and ten IN
ningS had TO be played to decide It, The work
throughout was confined principally to tht
batteries. At the close Of the game the score
stood by innings, as follows:
{ipeenxiIle: GGtsmHlIil;:-".:::.:: 8 3 i;
The game was umpired by Mr.. b c. Sloan
who acted under all circumstances In q mos
dience at large knew but little OF the players
and had nothing at stake, consequently every
good play was heartily and indiscrlmina:ely
applauded. At one time during the game;
catching Of a foul Ssll and 1t seemed that
row was imminent. The prompt interference
Of the police, however, soon restored qulc
The ball in bursts Hall fnr exceeded the OK
pectations of the most sanguinc. The hal
was most tastily decorated with evergreen
ana flowers in fcstoons along the sides anC
twined about the pillars.
The Charlotte String Bard discoursed SWee
music while the happy maidcns ana gallan
escorts trod the merry mazcs OF the dance
from 10 o'clock until In the morning. No
often ut an occasion of this kind Is behelo
more fair representatives Of the types OF fe
, male lovelineSs for whieh upper South Caro-
lima is justly famed and of which no othcl
section Of the State can boast so large mum
ber Many Of the costumes OF the ladies were
very elaborate and tittingly displayed tht
beauty and grace of those whose charms were
thus appropriately adorned. The Spacion:
hall was well filled and 1t would be almost
impossible for us TO give the names and ena
BILE the readers Of this to form any conception
of the beauty and grace and elaborate toile
of each fair one who honored the room will
her presence.
A commcndnble feature OF the celebration
T OF last Wednesday was the perfect good ordel
that was maintained throughout the entire
day. 1t Is not often at such an occasion Will
SO large n number of strangers In place thai
1t can be truly said that there was sn not single
case OF turbulence observable. This reflect:
credit both on G.: :cenwood and its visiting
friends. What was termed "rufflnnism' dur
ing the base ball contest by the correspond
ents of the Charleston and the Augusta pa
pers was nothing more than an occasional
outburst of applause by the friends of the
players of both teams. The visitors from Col
umbia were equally MS hoiSterous rs were
those from Greenvllle, and neither were &c
noisy rs to justify the interference OF the po
lice.
| Among the newspaper men who were pres
ent were: Mr.. N. G. Gonzales. of the Ne,r!
and Courier: Mr.. o. N. Flanders, of the Col
atnlbiu Register Mr.. A. n. McCants. Of the Col
a.nabid Register: Mr.. w. ]. Gaines. OF the dst.
g,tsta Chronicle, Mr.. B. G. Sloan, Of the Auq,Is
ta Chronicle; Col. j. II. Bacon, of the EdgcfpM
Chronicle, and Capt. w. ]. Shelton, of the Cbt
,tn,bia Register. Among the prominent gen
! tlemen present we noticed Hon. Jas. H. Rice
Hon. Jas. S. Cothran, Gen. NJ. l., Bonhnm and
Capt. d. Cardwell, of the Columbia and Green
vile Railroad
The celebrated Young America Cornct Band
of ANDERSON by their splendid music during
the day won the praise and admiration Of the
audience.
Miss Kate Marshall and Miss Lizzie Mar.
shall, of Abbevlle, Miss Jennie Robb, o.
Greenville, and Miss Anna Hearst, Of Ala
baIna, are visiting Mrs. DuPre.
A fine two year old colt belonging to Maj. j
w. Fouche was killed by lightning last Tues
day.
1t is a lamentable fact that murderers are
no longer punished by the Courts of our State
While the law is disregarded by peIjured ju.
rors immediate punishment of criminals by
the people Is not unjustifable
Mrs n la1 of q homo n nI